Israel vs Korea: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Israel
2.24 Factor of decile 1
in 2023
Korea
1.63 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Israel rank
2nd
Korea rank
3rd
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Israel
- Korea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.24 Factor of decile 1 against 1.63 Factor of decile 1 in Korea, a difference of 0.61 Factor of decile 1.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Korea ahead.
Israel ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 3rd of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 Factor of decile 1 | 2.07 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1896 Factor of decile 1 | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.9 Factor of decile 1 | 1.89 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0057 Factor of decile 1 | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.02 Factor of decile 1 | 1.61 Factor of decile 1 | 0.4091 Factor of decile 1 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings, Israel or Korea?
- Israel, at 2.24 Factor of decile 1 against 1.63 Factor of decile 1 in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Israel and Korea?
- 0.61 Factor of decile 1, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Korea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Korea rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Israel ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 3rd of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains three earnings-dispersion measures - ratio of 9th-to-1st, 9th-to-5th and 5th-to-1st - where 9th, 5th (median) and 1st deciles are upper-earnings decile limits, unless otherwise indicated, of gross earnings of full-time dependent employees.